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- Microsoft Operating System For Cows (?)
- People,For those of you working with Vista Business, and this may apply to all Vista versions, you may have noticed a rather strange Event Log entry titled ‘bowser’.I would like to clarify this on behalf of Microsoft, that well know professional outfit famous for streamlined, efficient, and well tested operating...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), dotxen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bowser, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Which Microsoft Security Bulletin Should I Choose?
- Ah, my friends, the agony of choice.Why do we pay so much money, spend so much time and energy on, what appears to be, badly crafted operating systems? The mere fact that I have a choice between vulnerabilities says it all.When we purchase a Microsoft operating system, we are also...
- Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
- TechRepublic For The Over 12s?
- TechRepublic For The Over 12s?The quality of the threads, the subjects posted and the responses are becoming a tad juvenile, tedious and rather silly, in my opinion.Are we really bothered with the bi-monthly "Stupid things that users do"? This is hackneyed and pointless. Then there are the 'desperate' who go...
- Tags: robb06
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- TechRepublic Takes A Dive?
- The quality of the threads, the subjects posted and the responses are becoming a tad juvenile, tedious and rather silly, in my opinion.Are we really bothered with the bi-monthly "Stupid things that users do"? This is hackneyed and pointless. Then there are the 'desperate' who go unnoticed in their lives...
- Tags: robb06
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- TechRepublic Takes a Dive?
- The quality of the threads, the subjects posted and the responses are becoming a tad juvenile, tedious and rather silly, in my opinion.Are we really bothered with the bi-monthly "Stupid things that users do"? This is hackneyed and pointless. Then there are the 'desperate' who go unnoticed in their lives...
- Tags: robb06
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- Gartner, Who Needs It?
- The company I work for has an expensive contract with Gartner (is there any other kind?!). Whenever there is a technology solution in the air, we have to consult Gartner and their Magic Quadrant, (which, incidentally, is nothing new and was not created by Gartner). My MD says "Gartner is...
- Tags: Gartner Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- Is it the Business Need or the Technical Solution?
- Is it the Business Need or the Technical Solution?When designing a blue-print for an infrastructure, which is the driving issue, the Business need, or the technical solution?My Project Managers and IT MD insist that the Business need is primary and the technology is irrelevant. My opinion is that the technical...
- Tags: Business, business need, information technology, it management, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, mobile user, robb06, technical solution, VPN
- Discussion threads 2005-12-17
- MCSE Or MSc? Which Is The Most Respected?
- MCSE Or MSc? Which Is The Most Respected?I have always had grave doubts about the usefulness of university degrees in IT technologies. My reason for this is my own experience of working with, teaching, and interviewing degree holders. To be blunt, all yes all of the people that I have...
- Tags: information technology
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Why is an MCSE less respected than an MSc?
- Why is an MCSE less respected than an MSc?I have always had grave doubts about the usefulness of university degrees in IT technologies. My reason for this is my own experience of working with, teaching, and interviewing degree holders. To be blunt, all yes all of the people that I...
- Tags: information technology
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Does TechRepublic Have An Opinion?
- Does TechRepublic Have An Opinion?I want to know what you people at TechRepublic have to say on this very HOT topic??My topic Ageism, in fact both my topics on ageism, have produced one of the highest and most stimulating responses from a massive number of TechRepublic Forum members. I am...
- Tags: ageism, career, information technology, robb06, TechRepublic Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-05-12
- Prejudice, cynism in the IT sector? Impossible!
- Prejudice, cynism in the IT sector? Impossible!Hi Everyone,My name is Robb and I wrote the topic 'Ageism? Good Idea?'.I wrote this topic to provoke debate about a very important issue in our industry.I am 55 years old and many of you will have egg on your faces over that bit...
- Tags: ageism, career, CV, information technology, IT Support, robb06
- Discussion threads 2005-05-09
- In 20 years
- In 20 yearsIn 20 years you'll be crying about how valuable your work experience is and how all these young pups think they know more than they really do, and how they have no work ethic blah blah blah. Putz.Ageism? Good Idea?Do we really want to have old geeks...
- Tags: Development tools, programmer, 20-Year
- Discussion threads 2005-05-07
- Just How Trustworthy Is A Trust Vendor?
- A Question Of TrustRobb KimmerMay 5th 2005Houston, we have a problem…Speaking to a representative of Verisign, at the London InfoSec exhibition last Tuesday, I posed this question. How can you provide an impartial ‘trust’ when the object of that ‘trust’ is paying you? This simple question was not answered clearly...
- Tags: impartiality, certificate, robb06, security, VeriSign Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-05-06
- VOIP
- VOIPVOIP – Is It Secure?Not according to Robb KimmerThis new and emerging technology is a useful and sensible way to utilise traditional networking protocols to transmit and receive voice messages. Already we see the adverts aimed at beguiling us into ordering our first VOIP service. But beware, I perceive a...
- Tags: network, networking, robb06, security, VoIP, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2005-04-12
- I Woke Up Dis Mawnin...
- Taken from www.millmates.com web site Feb 21st 2005. Just what can you depend on?This morning, I ran Ass-Master, sorry(!), Task Manager, (waaaeell it's spelt the same!). It informed me that I had AdMilli on my system. I was aware of it, but I thought I had zapped it last week....
- Tags: AdMilli, anti-spyware, robb06, security
- Discussion threads 2005-02-21
- Firefox Limitations?
- Firefox Limitations?I have found that Firefox takes a little longer to load then IE. There is also the problem of those web sites that 'demand' IE to present their content appropriately and correctly.Fact is simply that we allowed ourselves to become comfortable with IE and so much has gone down...
- Tags: K-Meleon, Maxthon, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, off-topic, Opera Software, robb06, toolbar
- Discussion threads 2005-02-21
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